? Writing Assignment 3 (WA3): Nonhuman Primates + Early (Proto, Basal and Archaic) Hominins + Human Genetics

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Early (Proto, Basal and Archaic) Hominins + Human Evolution & Genetics

(Unit 4 Module 3 | 100 pts) Delivery: ~1000word essay (Turnitin)

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Your WA3 essay doesn’t reinvent the wheel. You have already done the leg work through the semester!

• Remember the AI and Late Policy apply. Turnitin is automated when you submit to the assignment folder, nothing more to it.

*A = Activity, DB= Discussion Board, WA = Writing Assignment. You will see these designation which ties to your gradebook notation.

Aligned Outcomes for Cumulative Assessment

We are working on the following )

CLOs: CLO2-4: (New) Knowledge & Understanding, Evolutionary Scheme

CRCs: CRC 1-3: Inquiry and Analysis, Problem Solving, Teamwork & Time Management (Written Communication)

Big Picture

Youve already been doing the work now its time to put it all together.

• This assignment builds directly from:
  • Activity 2, 5 and 7 articles you already selected, and
  • Your Think-Pair-Share ideas from Discussion Board 2, 3 and 4
• Your essay is a great place to:
  • Revisit open-ended question you asked in DB2, 3 and 4 and what peers commented.
  • Clarify ideas you were unsure about earlier.
  • Expand on points others made in DB2, 3 and 4, particularly through peer comments on your own posts
    • *DB response revisit encouraged for reflection and self improvement.

Instead of starting from scratch, youll use what youve read, discussed, and questioned to create a clear, evidence based explanation of human origins (non-human primates and early hominins) as it relates to human evolution and/or genetics from a physical anthropological perspective.

Your Goal

Explain the trajectory of human evolution (proto, basal and archaic hominins) with insights from (population) genetics and non-human primate traits using credible evidence, methods, and evolutionary context.

What Youll Do

Write ~1000 words using 6 SAPIENS articles (from A2, A5 and A7) + textbook(s); build on DB2, 3 and 4 question and peer insights; APA/MLA citations.

• You will:
  • Focus on one or two common themes from this course that you researched such as language development or bipedality.
  • Use at least two (2) new and relevant SAPIENS articles of your choosing to forward your research.
    • There is no “approved articles list” but feel free to select from for your 2 new ones or find your own.
    • In addition, use your previous work/sources (above) for a comprehensive ~1000 word essay.
      • Note this will make a total of 8+ Sapiens articles and your two textbooks (10 sources total)
  • *Build on ideas, questions, or examples from the semester by returning to previous assignments/discussions.
  • Support your explanations with one or both course textbooks (use in-text citations) and above articles
    • HINT: Look at you Course Guide or Textbooks under Start Here for citation help for textbooks.
  • Cite all sources using
    • There should be 10 total sources (6 or more used previously, 2 new sources, 2 textbooks)
  • Submit PDF through Turninin within the assignment folder. No extra steps, just submit. USE THIS ARTICLES : Dunn, J. (2018, September 7). Why cant apes talk? SAPIENS. primate-speech Smith, T. M., & Green, D. (2022, October 4). Extracting hominin evolution from fossilized teeth. SAPIENS. AND Lessons From Lucy. Sapiens, Is Violence Embedded in Our DNA? Sapiens, AND
  • Unraveling the Mystery of Human Bipedality
    • This article is about how bipedality emerged early in human evolutionwell before large brainsand became fully established in australopithecines. New fossils and 3D imaging are helping scientists understand how and why this defining human trait evolved.
  • Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains
    • This article is about new evidence from 3.4millionyearold fossils that suggests early hominins may have first exploited large animals by smashing bones to access marrow and brains, rather than hunting and cutting meat with flaked tools, and challenges the traditional views.
  • The First Butchers
    • Recent discoveries show that stone toolmaking and meat consumption began hundreds of thousands of years before the emergence of the genus Homo, undermining the longheld idea that these behaviors defined its origin. Instead, key traits like tool use, diet changes, and anatomy appear to have evolved gradually across multiple hominin lineages.

Basic Rubric: WA3 Essay 100 pts

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